30 weeks!

I am at 30 weeks this week! 30 down, 10 more weeks til we get to meet our son! 3/4 of the pregnancy are done and only 1/4 left. The last few days I have been craving all kinds of junk food - When I am hungry and trying to figure out what I want to eat- all that sounds good is chocolate. I think I may have even had a dream about chocolate. I was fine when it came to food for the longest time - but this week - anything and everything sounds good - at least when it comes to "bad" food including any kind of dessert or fried food. Uh oh. At least I have the excuse of "eating for two" for a few more weeks!

I am going to try really hard to get the nursery done this month - so far I am motivated. I guess 10 weeks doesn't sound like much now - so I am trying to kick it in high gear and get everything organized before our lives completely change (for the better!) Hopefully I will be posting more progress soon!

Nursery Progress

Here are some pictures of the nursery so far!  The walls are finally painted and the crib is up. Thanks to my brother for helping us do some painting and the crib a couple weeks ago! 

 The guys and the completed crib. I haven't decided what side of the room to put it on yet, once I have the rest of the furniture for the room, then I would know better what to do with the crib. 

And here is what I accomplished Saturday. I have never done stripes on a wall... and I will think twice before attempting again. Wow what a project. It took the most time to measure out the stripes and get the straight lines drawn. The taping and painting did not take near as long. Even though it was alot of work, I am very happy with the results!  

The Closet. I painted the top the light gray and dark gray in the bottom - then there are my Ikea organizers. 

 The final paint job. More projects to come soon - well there better because this baby is coming soon! :)

How Big is Baby? 29 Weeks!

This month the Baby is as big as a squash! I can start to believe that!! :)

Photo from thebump.com

Here is the bump this week: 

The hubby and I with our growing son that we get to meet in 11 or so weeks! :) Woohoo! 

We stopped at Babies-R-Us last night and found this pacifier for the "future soccer player." Isn't it adorable?

28 Weeks!

Little Todd is 28 weeks this week... only 12 more (or 13 if I am late) left to go! I did scheduling at work this week and started to PANIC that April is basically almost done. I realized I have so much left to do (or things I would like to do...not sure if they HAVE to get done) and there will be alot going on from now to then. This starts to be a busier time at work with wedding season starting in again. 

The painting is not quite finished in the nursery and then I have to start searching for a dresser, chair and make some art. I better get going on that... Little Todd will be here before we know it! 

Today he decided to lodge some limb in my side (not sure what he was pressing on) - but it hurt for basically the entire afternoon. I heard it only gets worse. Oh joy :) Lots to look forward to in the coming months as we have learned in our birth class! 

Here are the Belly Pics this week:

A Real Belly Shot:

So how am I doing on my maternity clothes challenge? I have only spent $15 on "maternity" clothes. I did buy a pair of knit pants that have a stretchy waist band that I wear to work a few times a week. They are pretty comfy and look nice with dressy clothes - but they are not "maternity" pants and I would actually wear them after baby so they don't count. One of my friends is letting me borrow a bag of her maternity clothes  - so nice of her! :) I am still wearing mostly normal clothes; like the tank in the picture is just a long dressy tank and it still covers the belly. I definitely think my challenge of only spending $100 on actual maternity clothes is doable - and my prediction at this stage is that I will come UNDER budget. I would love that! :)

27 Weeks!

Baby P or "Little Todd" as I have been referring to him as.... has been growing more! He is about 2 pounds now! Crazy! I can feel his little kicks constantly - as Todd puts it - "soccer player in training" :) I am at that comfortable stage right now... where I actually look pregnant to strangers but I am not HUGE...yet! Maybe my belly could stay this size and he could still grow? I know it doesn't work that way.. but I wish.

Nursery: Before Pictures

Here is what the nursery looked like a couple weeks ago- a Before picture. We used it as an "office" aka. a place to hold papers and where we would throw things to tidy up the rest of the rooms when someone was coming over. The room had two desks - one for each of us, a bookshelf, and the closet stored with extra bags, office supplies and scrapbook supplies. Now I have to find a new home for all this stuff - what a fun job! (can you sense my sarcasm?)

What does the room look like right now? 

Yup - one big mess... 

26 Weeks

I am at 26 weeks this week and baby is still the size of an eggplant. I am still having the strangest dreams - I think this past week has been the craziest. Last night I had a dream about a robot/alien attacking the city I was in (anyone seen Battle LA? Those robot/aliens) and I was desperately trying to get away, I have had dreams about movies I have watched, one dream about having twin boys and then them turning into dogs, and having a 13 pound baby at 25 weeks. Yes. I have had some strange dreams. I guess it is all part of it... 

How have I been doing with my maternity clothes challenge of only spending $100 on "maternity" clothes? Well I got two shirts this weekend.. for free. So I still remain at only spending $15. $85 left I can spend. I posted yesterday about some of my goals - and one of them is to learn to coupon and get things for great deals. Target.com has great coupons sometimes and I printed off some "$3 off a maternity apparel item" when I saw them posted a few weeks ago. I browsed the sale racks and found 2 t-shirts for $2.48 each - using 2 $3 off coupons - I got them for FREE! :) I like free!